Rabindranath Tagore

In today’s world, it may seem unlikely that Indian devotional poetry would be considered prize-worthy literature in the West. Lines that describe homesick cranes flying back to their nest as a metaphor for mankind’s return to God are potent sentiments. More than that, they are devout supplications.

1913 erschien Rabindranath Tagores "Sadhana" erstmalig auf Bengali. Es sieht die Aufgabe des Menschen darin, sein wahres Ich zu erkennen, um seine Bestimmung zu erfüllen und reiht sich damit in die Erkenntnisse vieler großer Seelen und spiritueller Meister ein.

A collection of one hundred devotional poems from the fifteenth century Indian poet Kabir, translated by Rabindranath Tagore.​